[amsat-bb] General Astrodynamics Library v0.2.0
Paul Willmott
pwillmott at northrock.bm
Tue May 13 14:36:45 PDT 2008
The latest version of the General Astrodynamics Library has been
released. Version 0.2.0 can be downloaded from:
http://homepage.mac.com/pclwillmott/GAL/Download.html
New features in this release include:
SGP4 orbit propagator based upon David Vallado's combined SGP4/SDP4
model.
Additional time conversion routines
ITRF-GCRF-ITRF position and velocity reference frame transforms based
upon IAU2000A/B & IAU2006A resolutions.
Gravity model support added
Ellipsoid model support added.
The General Astrodynamics Library (GAL) is a numerical library for C
and C++ programmers. It is free software under the GNU General Public
License.
The library provides a wide range of astrodynamical routines such as
ephemerides, earth orientation, and orbit propagation. There are over
210 functions in total with an extensive test suite.
Next up numerical orbit propagation.
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